POLITICIAN

Bardiya

580 BC - 522 BC

Bardiya

Bardiya or Smerdis (Old Persian: 𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹 Bardiya; Ancient Greek: Σμέρδις Smérdis; possibly died 522 BCE), also named as Tanyoxarces (Old Persian: *Tanūvazraka; Ancient Greek: Τανυοξάρκης Tanuoxárkēs) by Ctesias, was a son of Cyrus the Great and the younger brother of Cambyses II, both Persian kings. There are sharply divided views on his life. Bardiya either ruled the Achaemenid Empire for a few months in 522 BCE, or was impersonated by a magus called Gaumata (Old Persian: 𐎥𐎢𐎶𐎠𐎫 Gaumāta), whose name is given by Ctesias as Sphendadates (Old Persian: *Spantadātah; Ancient Greek: Σφενδαδάτης Sphendadátēs), until he was toppled by Darius the Great. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bardiya is the 3,549th most popular politician (down from 3,000th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Iran and the 68th most popular Iranian Politician.

Bardiya is most famous for being one of the sons of Cyrus the Great. He was killed by his brother Cambyses II.

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Among politicians, Bardiya ranks 3,549 out of 19,576. Before him are Powhatan, Leonidas II, John George I, Elector of Saxony, Ivan Ribar, Archduke Ernest of Austria, and Najm ad-Din Ayyub. After him are Tahmasp II, Muhammad I Tapar, Michelle Obama, Mohammed Waheed Hassan, Yuri of Goguryeo, and Heshen.

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Among people born in 580 BC, Bardiya ranks 2. Before him is Pherecydes of Syros. After him is Battus I of Cyrene. Among people deceased in 522 BC, Bardiya ranks 2. Before him is Cambyses II. After him is Nebuchadnezzar III.